Elliot Water

Also known as:
Dunhead
Nearest town:
Arbroath (6km E)
OS reference:
NO57754171
OS sheet:
54
Latitude:
56° 33' 55.77 N
Longitude:
2° 41' 15.28 W
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Image of Elliot Water (Promontory Fort) by drewbhoy

The remains of the rampart at the west end of the fort.

Image credit: drew/B
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jun 23, 2020
Image of Elliot Water (Promontory Fort) by drewbhoy

The fort’s interior, looking east. Just beyond the Black Water meets Elliot Water.

Image credit: drew/B
drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jun 23, 2020

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Elliot Water

drewbhoy
drewbhoy Jul 20, 2020

After leaving the rain soaked Kirkbuddo Cairn we headed further east following the B9127 until the sharp corners at the Black Den bridge. The Black Burn flows under the bridge and it meets the Elliot Water nearby, both were bursting their banks.

For some reason I got completely lost by following a track which eventually vanished, however after finding a well built wall I found myself near a folly / temple overlooking Elliot Water. This made life easier, by sticking to ridge overlooking the burn and heading east I headed straight into the promontory fort.

An earthwork or rampart defends the west side of the fort stretching for about 52m being almost over 1m high in most most places. It is crescent shaped. Nature provides the rest of the other defences with steep slopes going down to the two burns.

Sticking to high places overlooking the Black Burn and following a type of track we made our way back north towards were I had parked the car. If anybody finds car keys here, they belong to me.

Visited 14/02/2020.

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